Re: A Hard Choice

This is a toughy. I can make legitimate cases for picking any of them.
But, I'll go with Stagg as the "must get". For kicks, here's how I would rank them :

1. GTS. The King of all barrel proof whiskies.
2. Saz 18. Once it's gone, it's gooooooone!
3. WLW. I would go with THH here, but since BP wheatears don't grow on trees, I'll go with this.
4. THH. Best BP rye going, and I love the profile. But, I figure since it hangs around so long, I have a decent chance to continue to pick it up after the RUSH is through. I could easily put this #2...
5. ER 17. It's a shame that this fine whiskey finishes "last". Really, there is no "last" in this group. It has been the most elegant drinking, ultra-aged bourbon on the market for many years.

At the end of the day, if you have a chance to get any of them...Pounce.

STOP!!!!! Screw it!! Switch around #3and #4. THH is #3, WLW is #4...I like THH better than WLW. I'll continue to get my high proof wheater fix from OWA. I just like THH better.

STOP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! Enough of this hard to find crap, Joey! I really like Handy more than the Saz. THH is #2, and Saz goes to #3!!! WLW, your 4!

But Handy, if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!!

Re: A Hard Choice

Originally Posted by smokinjoe

This is a toughy. I can make legitimate cases for picking any of them.
But, I'll go with Stagg as the "must get". For kicks, here's how I would rank them :

1. GTS. The King of all barrel proof whiskies.
2. Saz 18. Once it's gone, it's gooooooone!
3. WLW. I would go with THH here, but since BP wheatears don't grow on trees, I'll go with this.
4. THH. Best BP rye going, and I love the profile. But, I figure since it hangs around so long, I have a decent chance to continue to pick it up after the RUSH is through. I could easily put this #2...
5. ER 17. It's a shame that this fine whiskey finishes "last". Really, there is no "last" in this group. It has been the most elegant drinking, ultra-aged bourbon on the market for many years.

At the end of the day, if you have a chance to get any of them...Pounce.

STOP!!!!! Screw it!! Switch around #3and #4. THH is #3, WLW is #4...I like THH better than WLW. I'll continue to get my high proof wheater fix from OWA. I just like THH better.

STOP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! Enough of this hard to find crap, Joey! I really like Handy more than the Saz. THH is #2, and Saz goes to #3!!! WLW, your 4!

But Handy, if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!!

Haha, this one had me laughing out loud. As for my choices, Forget them all. Too hard to find and you likely won't get to enjoy another for at least a year. Save your money and go by. FR barrel proof private bottling from someone.

Re: A Hard Choice

Originally Posted by Yeti

If you like Booker's, KCSB, ECBP maybe try Stagg.

really? I cant help but wonder why you group bookers, kcsb, and ecbp together as being similar. As you know, bookers is my favorite, followed veeeeeeery closely by KCSB, and ECBP i thought was suitable only for reducing flooring urethane. Only in proof would I lump these together.